Research report 2023 - Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (Garching)
Nuclear fusion: How the plasma edge can be cooled in a controlled manner
Authors
Stroth, Ulrich
Departments
Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Garching
Summary
Fusion plasmas generate such intense heat that the walls of the surrounding vacuum vessel could be damaged. However, a newly discovered physical phenomenon, known as the X-point emitter, offers a promising method for significantly reducing this thermal load in future fusion reactors. Additionally, plasmas formed using this technique exhibit other advantageous properties.